Explain how a car moves forward
The engine moves the wheels which push backwards on the road propelling the car forward.
Explain how a plane produces thrust.
Through the use of a propeller or jet engine, planes move by "throwing" lots of air molecules in the opposite direction of its movement
Summarize Newton's Third law of motion.
For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.
Name at least two of the three actions a jet engine does to air molecules to produce thrust.
Acceleration, compression and Ignition
What classroom devise did we use to illustrate Newton's Laws of Motion?
Newton's Cradle
The name given to the up-down motion of the nose of an aircraft.
Falling
Pitch
Roll
Yaw
The name given to the side- to- side rotation of the aircraft, during which one wing is raised while the other is lowered.
Roll
Yaw
Falling
Pitch
The name given to the left-to-right motion of the nose of an aircraft.
Pitch
Roll
Falling
Yaw
Which part of an aircraft is used to produce "high lift" at take off and "high drag" for landing.
flaps
rudder
ailerons
elevator
What aircraft component has to parts, installed one on each wing, that operate in opposite directions (one up and one down)? It causes the plane to roll.
ailerons
horizontal stabalizers
vertical stabalizers
flaps
Name at least one part of an aircraft that comes from the French language.
fuselage, empennage, aileron
What three "controls" did the Wright brothers successfully design to allow their plane to navigate airspace and fly from place to place.
pitch, roll, yaw
Why did the Wright brothers travel all the way to Kitty Hawk NC to fly their experimental aircraft?
Lots of wind, soft sand for landing/crashing,
What did Wilbur and Orville do to determine the best wing shape for an airplane?
Build a wind tunnel and tested many small model wings
What did the Wright brothers call the flying toy their father gave them?
The Bat
What are the first names of the Wright brothers?
Orville and Wilbur
